My Dad's birthday was August 28. This is a picture from his 80th birthday in 2009 along with the plaque the boys put on the mtn top along with his ashes.
Prairie Mtn from Dad's house on Sauk Prairie. He loved this mtn view.
Highest point on Prairie Mtn where the "boys" put Dad's ashes in a wonderful cleft in a rock and put the plaque in place with cement.
Ryan and Jason on Prairie Mtn with newly placed plaque.
Cousin Wayne and Steve on Prairie Mtn. What an awesome tribute to my Dad. It was his wish to go there.A simple story about that. Dad, Steve and I were building me a woodshed about 7 years ago. It was a cool crisp Autumn morning. Sun was just about to rise over Gold Hill and we were drinking coffee waiting for the cement truck to arrive.
Somehow the conversation turned to dying. Dad stated that he had given away his cemetary plot and had decided he was going to be cremated and his ashes put up on Prairie Mtn. (This was a difficult thing for me to swallow as I do not believe in cremation.) At any rate, Dad continued to say what he wanted. Steve, in his normal voice said, "Dad, can you take a raincheck on this one. I'm kind of busy for the next few months."
Well, he had about 7 years to make good on that raincheck. Steve did a fabulous job granting Dad his wish.
God bless you Dad, I love and miss you. May your memory be eternal.
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